Niuean mythology relates to some of the myths prevalent on the island of Niue, an Oceanic island country in free association with New Zealand. Although Niuean mythology reports a colonization before 500 AD,[1] the island was settled by Polynesians from Samoa around 900 AD.[2] The five principal gods of Niue are known as the tupua (principle gods of Niue), and include Fao, Huanaki, Fakahoko, Laga-iki, and Lagi-atea, who by various accounts, arrived from Fonuagalo (the lost country), Tulia, Toga-liulu, or perhaps other islands.[3] In Avatele myths, the gods are said to have come from within the earth instead of Fonuagalo.[4] There are also many other gods in Niuean mythology from fish gods to flying rats.
^Nunn, Patrick. "Fished up and thrown down; The Geography of Pacific Island Origins Myths" (PDF). The University of the South Pacific. pp. 351, 359. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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